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Should I ship a Trivia Action game?

Action + Trivia

Only 18 developers shipped a Trivia Action game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, DGGWare, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 16 more are announced.

Verdict: dead, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $240 over 4, against a market of $630 for a 5 / 10 build. 14 developers shipped in the last year and 16 games are announced.

Deciding numbers: median 0.2 times the market baseline, revenue down 100% on the market, 16 announced, ×1.1 per developer who shipped in the last year.
Nobody has said they are building this yet.
Action + Trivia
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 18
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $60 → $1.9k → $60 → $0 (still earning) → $150 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Action + Trivia: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 18
Bottom 30% $0 (exactly $0)
Median $150 (exactly $150)
Top 25% $1.9k (exactly $1,915)
Top 5% $18k (exactly $17,800)
Developers, 2 yr 18
Released games 84
Announced 16
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $8.99

momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue too few recent games to read momentum, supply 250% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Action
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Trivia
effort 1 / 10 · high · question bank and scoring

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Action, Trivia; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Puzzle, 3D Platformer, Immersive Sim
Price point
$8.99 typical · top 25% priced $8.15 or above
Art
4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Colorful, Dark Humor
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $8.15 or above; the middle game at $8.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 229 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $50, median $150, 1 in 4 over $1.9k, 1 in 20 over $17k.

3 in 10 developers made under $50. 8 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 16 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Action with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + Real-Time with PauseFair16 devs · median $103k · 18 announced
  2. + Job SimulatorFair25 devs · median $14k · 30 announced
  3. + PinballFair42 devs · median $2.6k · 48 announced
  4. + Escape RoomFair43 devs · median $1.8k · 40 announced
  5. + Football (American)Fair16 devs · median $1.3k · 6 announced
  6. + BaseballFair16 devs · median $1.2k · 12 announced
  7. + BilliardsFair19 devs · median $958 · 25 announced
  8. + IdlerFair225 devs · median $898 · 292 announced
  9. + TennisFair23 devs · median $628 · 12 announced
  10. + Time AttackFair90 devs · median $599 · 110 announced
  11. + TabletopFair71 devs · median $505 · 86 announced
  12. + WuxiaPoor odds9 devs · median $189k · 36 announced

All 288 pairs on the Action page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2020 · $364k Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia 2 2017 · $41k Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia 2017 · $40k Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia 2 2017 · $37k Trivia Vault: Mini Mixed Trivia 2017 · $36k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire older $29.99 405 52% 12k $364k (exactly $364,378) Appeal Studios, Balio Studio
Trivia Vault: 1980's Trivia 2 older $13.99 98 61% 2.9k $41k (exactly $41,131) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Classic Rock Trivia older $13.99 95 66% 2.9k $40k (exactly $39,872) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Science & History Trivia 2 older $13.99 88 61% 2.6k $37k (exactly $36,934) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Mini Mixed Trivia older $13.99 85 63% 2.6k $36k (exactly $35,674) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Mini Mixed Trivia 3 older $13.99 84 66% 2.5k $35k (exactly $35,255) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Food Trivia older $13.99 84 65% 2.5k $35k (exactly $35,255) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Video Game Trivia Deluxe older $14.99 78 62% 2.3k $35k (exactly $35,077) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Mini Mixed Trivia 4 older $13.99 80 68% 2.4k $34k (exactly $33,576) Ripknot Systems
Trivia Vault: Auto Racing Trivia older $13.99 79 78% 2.4k $33k (exactly $33,156) Ripknot Systems
DGGWare $8.99 66 93% 2.0k $18k (exactly $17,800) Silkworm
Idiom Royale $1.99 91 63% 2.7k $5.4k (exactly $5,433) NyxWorks
Stick Scholars $4.99 30 90% 900 $4.5k (exactly $4,491) JaDropping Games
MOTTAINAI GHOST $8.15 12 75% 360 $2.9k (exactly $2,934) woof Inc., sewohayami
Guess the Flag! $3.99 16 93% 480 $1.9k (exactly $1,915) Source Byte
Medieval Questionnaire $9.99 2 0% 60 $599 (exactly $599) MedievalQuest
ISLAND OF VALKYRIES $11.99 1 0% 30 $360 (exactly $360) SUCCUBUS ZONE
International Memes $0.99 9 100% 270 $267 (exactly $267) Reanim Games
Soul Siblings $4.99 1 100% 30 $150 (exactly $150) Aetos Digital Studio
Do Goats Dream of Golden Grass? $1.99 1 100% 30 $60 (exactly $60) teamAlpha

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.